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Gerhard Marcks. Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, prints executed 1949-50)

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  • Gerhard Marcks. Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws (Habicht mit Nachtigall in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 5) from Aesop's Fables (Tierfabeln des Aesop). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Hawk with Nightingale in His Claws (Habicht mit Nachtigall in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 5) from Aesop's Fables (Tierfabeln des Aesop). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Eagle with a Rabbit in His Claws (Adler mit Hasen in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 7) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Eagle with a Rabbit in His Claws (Adler...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Eagle with a Rabbit in His Claws (Adler mit Hasen in den Fängen) (headpiece, page 7) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Old Lion (Alter Löwe) (in-text plate, page 9) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Old Lion (Alter Löwe) (in-text...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Old Lion (Alter Löwe) (in-text plate, page 9) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Stag (Hirsch) (in-text plate, page 10) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Stag (Hirsch) (in-text plate, page...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Stag (Hirsch) (in-text plate, page 10) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Snake (Schlange) (in-text plate, page 11) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Snake (Schlange) (in-text plate, page...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Snake (Schlange) (in-text plate, page 11) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Wolf (Wolf) and Lamb (Lamm) (in-text plates, page 12) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Wolf (Wolf) and Lamb (Lamm)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Wolf (Wolf) and Lamb (Lamm) (in-text plates, page 12) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Owl (Eule) and Birds II (Vögel II) (headpiece and in-text plate, page 14) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Owl (Eule) and Birds II...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Owl (Eule) and Birds II (Vögel II) (headpiece and in-text plate, page 14) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Cat (Katze) (in-text plate, page 15) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Cat (Katze) (in-text plate, page 15)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Cat (Katze) (in-text plate, page 15) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Dog (Hund) (in-text plate, page 17) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Eagle in a Nest (Adler auf dem Nest III) and Fox with Young Eagle (Fuchs mit Adlerjungen) (in-text plates, page 18) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Eagle in a Nest (Adler auf dem Nest III)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Eagle in a Nest (Adler auf dem Nest III) and Fox with Young Eagle (Fuchs mit Adlerjungen) (in-text plates, page 18) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Hawk in Flight (Habicht im Fluge) (in-text plate, page 19) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Hawk in Flight (Habicht im Fluge)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Hawk in Flight (Habicht im Fluge) (in-text plate, page 19) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Fox and Flask (Fuchs und Flasche) and Crane (Kranich) (in-text plates, page 21) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Fox and Flask (Fuchs und Flasche)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Fox and Flask (Fuchs und Flasche) and Crane (Kranich) (in-text plates, page 21) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Head of a Goat (Kopf eines Ziegenbocks) (in-text plate, page 22) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Head of a Goat (Kopf eines Ziegenbocks)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Head of a Goat (Kopf eines Ziegenbocks) (in-text plate, page 22) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Tortoise (Schildkröte) (in-text plate, page 23) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Tortoise (Schildkröte) (in-text...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Tortoise (Schildkröte) (in-text plate, page 23) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Goat at the Vine (Ziegenbock am Rebstock) (in-text plate, page 25) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Goat at the Vine (Ziegenbock am Rebstock)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Goat at the Vine (Ziegenbock am Rebstock) (in-text plate, page 25) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Horse (Pferd) and Stag's Head (Hirschkopf) (in-text plates, page 27) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Horse (Pferd) and Stag's Head...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Horse (Pferd) and Stag's Head (Hirschkopf) (in-text plates, page 27) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Cicada (Zikade) and Ant (Ameise) (in-text plates, page 28) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Cicada (Zikade) and Ant (Ameise)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Cicada (Zikade) and Ant (Ameise) (in-text plates, page 28) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Crow with Peacock Feathers (Krähe mit Pfauenfedern) (in-text plate (page 29) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Crow with Peacock Feathers (Krähe...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Crow with Peacock Feathers (Krähe mit Pfauenfedern) (in-text plate (page 29) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Reclining Lion (Liegender Löwe) and Fox (Fuchs) (in-text plates, page 30) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Reclining Lion (Liegender Löwe)...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Reclining Lion (Liegender Löwe) and Fox (Fuchs) (in-text plates, page 30) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
  • Gerhard Marcks. Dolphin (Delphin) (tailpiece, page 32) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Dolphin (Delphin) (tailpiece, page...
    (1950, print executed 1949-50)
    Gerhard Marcks. Dolphin (Delphin) (tailpiece, page 32) from Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables). (1950, print executed 1949-50)

Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889–1981)

The Illustrated Book

Tierfabeln des Aesop (Aesop's Fables)

Author:
Aesop
Date:
(1950, prints executed 1949-50)
Medium:
Illustrated book with thirty-five woodcuts (including woodcut cover, title page and ornamental initials)

Dimensions:
page (each): 13 x 9 1/16" (33 x 23 cm); overall: 13 1/16 x 9 5/16 x 1/2" (33.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 cm)
Paper:
Cream, smooth, wove.
Publisher:
Grillen-Presse, Hamburg
Printer:
Richard von Sichowsky, Hamburg
Edition:
1st edition: 175 (including 50 on white "Hahnemühle-Bütten," bound in half-parchment; 100 on cream "Hahnemühle-Bütten," unbound in "Bütten" cover [this ex.]; and 25 hors-commerce); 2nd edition, 1980: 700
Credit Line:
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Copyright:
© 2016 Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen, Germany
Reference:
Lammek H. 484.1-33.
MoMA Number:
305.1950.1-20
Themes:
Literary Subjects

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Illustrated Book [715]

Date:

(1950, prints executed 1949-50)

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